Sullivan v. Austal, USA, LLC

Full title: GLORIA SULLIVAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AUSTAL, USA, LLC, Defendant.

Court: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Mar 2, 2012

CIVIL ACTION NO 08-0155-KD-N (S.D. Ala. Mar. 2, 2012)

Opinion

CIVIL ACTION NO 08-0155-KD-N

03-02-2012

GLORIA SULLIVAN, et al., Plaintiffs, v. AUSTAL, USA, LLC, Defendant.

Kristi K. DuBose

ORDER

This matter is before the Court on Defendant Austal, USA, LLC's Motion to Award $60,000.00 in Attorney Fees (and non-taxable costs) against Gloria Sullivan (Doc. 628), Plaintiff Gloria Sullivan's Opposition (Doc. 708) and Defendant Austal's Reply (Doc. 715). Upon consideration of the pleadings, the Court finds that fees pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927 or 42 U.S.C. § 1988 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5 are not appropriate. Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Austal's Motion (Doc. 628) is DENIED.

Kristi K. DuBose

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE